A free demo version is now available. See the end of this description for details.
Calibre Companion (CC) recommended by calibre developers is
three applications in one:
- a superb device-based calibre library organizer
- a high-performance WiFi-based calibre device emulator
- a calibre content server and cloud provider (Dropbox Box Google
Drive Microsoft OneDrive and Amazon Cloud Drive) client
1) CC is a device-based calibre library organizer. Once you put
books on your device using one of the connection methods described
below you can:
- view a book's metadata (author tags series rating dates
etc.).
- sort and group books by their metadata.
- see book lists by cover or by list.
- mark books read and sync this information with calibre.
- launch your book reader application to read a book (works with
most reader applications except for Amazon Kindle for Android on
non-Fire devices).
2) CC can connect to calibre over WiFi and be detected by calibre as a device. Once connected you use calibre to move books to and from your device. Calibre automatically updates all the book metadata stored by CC to match the latest in your library.
3) CC can connect to calibre’s content server or to your cloud provider to browse your library and download books to your device. Cloud providers currently supported: Dropbox Box Microsoft OneDrive Google Drive and calibre libraries on the device or on an SD card.
For more information see our FAQ (http://cc_faq.multipie.co.uk/)
Notes:
1) CC is not a reader app. You must install and use one of the many
excellent reader apps available.
2) CC requires that you use calibre calibre 0.9.02 or later
available at http://calibre-ebook.com/. Some CC features such as
syncing book read information require newer versions of
calibre.
A free demo version of CC is available in the Google Play store. Install and test with that version if you have concerns that CC won't work on your network or isn't what you need. To get it go to http://www.multipie.co.uk/calibre-companion/ and click the button for the demo version (links to Google Play don't work here).
Permissions explanation:
- Allow Wi-Fi multicast reception: multicast is required to be able
to find calibre without requiring you to enter an IP address.
- Users with Jellybean (Android 4.1): You will also see a
permission about Test access to protected storage. This is caused
by a change Android is making regarding SD card access and simply
means our app can save books on your external storage.